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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2186
ANSWERED ON – 11/03/2026
PM - GATI SHAKTI IN ANDHRA PRADESH
2186. SHRI MEDA RAGHUNADHA REDDY:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the total length of Expressways built under the PM-Gati Shakti in the country, State-wise;
(b) the current implementation status of expressways under the scheme in Andhra Pradesh; and
(c) the steps taken by Government to expedite the projects under the PM- Gati Shakti scheme in
Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for
development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. All
the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors
(HSCs) / Expressways are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP)
Principles. National HSCs / Expressways in about 3,644 km length have been operationalized,
State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of which are at Annexure.
(b) Six National HSCs / Expressways (Bengaluru – Chennai Expressway, Bengaluru –
Kadappa – Vijayawada, Chittoor – Thatchur, Hyderabad – Vishakhapatnam, Raipur –
Vishakhapatnam and Nagpur – Vijayawada Corridor) in about 729 km length in the State of
Andhra Pradesh are under development, out of which 517 km length has been constructed.
(c) The Government has taken number of steps to expedite the completion of projects in the
country, including for the State of Andhra Pradesh. These include streamlining and expediting land
acquisition using “Bhoomirashi” portal and GIS-based Land Acquisition Plan, revamping
“Parivesh” Portal through Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to facilitate faster
forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement of
Drawings (GAD) of Road Over Bridge / Road Under Bridge (ROB/RUB) from the Railways, andleveraging the mechanism of review and resolution of bottlenecks / hindrances in ongoing projects,
in active collaboration with the State Governments and other stakeholders. Government has also
launched a web portal for Railway related clearances with defined timelines for various approvals.
Government has put in place a strong framework using multiple mechanisms for
monitoring project progress and contractor inefficiencies. Regular review meetings are conducted
at various levels with stakeholders to assess project progress, and critical projects such as those
delayed by more than three years or pending for award / appointment.
Many State Governments conduct coordination meetings led by the Chief Secretary to
resolve issues affecting project execution. Projects where issues remain unresolved are escalated
for further review through the Project Monitoring Group and also through “PRAGATI”.ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2186 ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI MEDA
RAGHUNADHA REDDY REGARDING PM - GATI SHAKTI IN ANDHRA PRADESH
State / UT – wise details of operationalized National HSCs / Expressways: -
Sl. No. State Operationalized Length (km)
1 Delhi 153
2 Gujarat 508
3 Haryana 689
4 Karnataka 269
5 Madhya Pradesh 360
6 Punjab 58
7 Rajasthan 1,176
8 Tamil Nadu 93
9 Telangana 153
10 Uttar Pradesh 138
11 Uttarakhand 47
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